2006 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections

The 2006 Election Committee subsector elections were held from 7.30 am to 10.30 pm on 10 December 2006 in order to elect 664 members of Election Committee.[1] The Election Committee was responsible for electing the Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive in 2007 Chief Executive Election.

2006 Election Committee subsector elections
10 December 2006
664 (of the 800) seats in the Election Committee
401 seats needed for a majority
Registered220,307 Increase23.06%
Turnout56,142 (27.43%) Increase7.94pp
  First party Second party
  DAB
Leader Ma Lik James Tien
Party DAB Liberal
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing
Seats won 40 21
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Audrey Eu Lee Wing-tat
Party Civic Democratic
Alliance Pan-democracy Pan-democracy
Seats won 19 15

Background

In 2002, Tung Chee-hwa who failed from favour with many Hong Kong people was elected as Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the 2002 poll which the pro-democracy camp boycotted. This time, however, the pro-democracy decided to take part in the Chief Executive election in an attempt to force candidates to care more about the people's livelihood and prevent Donald Tsang reelected uncontested. After discussion, the camp decided that Alan Leong would run as a representative of the camp. As a result, the camp tried hard to gain at least 100 representatives of theirs to get the nomination threshold to enter the race.

Election methods

The General qualifications for candidature are a registered geographical constituency elector; and a registered voter of the concerned subsector or has a substantial connection with that subsector. 5 subscribers are required for nomination of the concerned subsector.[1]

Composition

The 800-member Election Committee was composed of 664 members elected from 35 subsectors; 40 members nominated by the religious subsector; and 96 ex-officio members (Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress and Legislative Council members).[2] The 38 subsectors are listed as follows:[1]

  1. Heung Yee Kuk (21)
  2. Agriculture and Fisheries (40)
  3. Insurance (12)
  4. Transport (12)
  5. Education (20)
  6. Legal (20)
  7. Accountancy (20)
  8. Medical (20)
  9. Health Services (20)
  10. Engineering (20)
  11. Architectural, Surveying and Planning (20)
  12. Labour (40)
  13. Social Welfare (40)
  14. Real Estate and Construction (12)
  15. Tourism (12)
  16. Commercial (First) (12)
  17. Commercial (Second) (12)
  18. Industrial (First) (12)
  19. Industrial (Second) (12)
  20. Finance (12)
  21. Financial Services (12)
  22. Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (40)
  23. Import and Export (12)
  24. Textiles and Garment (12)
  25. Wholesale and Retail (12)
  26. Information Technology (20)
  27. Higher Education (20)
  28. Hotel (11)
  29. Catering (11)
  30. Chinese Medicine (20)
  31. Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (41)
  32. Employers' Federation of HK (11)
  33. HK and Kowloon District Councils (21)
  34. New Territories District Councils (21)
  35. HK Chinese Enterprises Association (11)
  36. National People's Congress (36)
  37. Legislative Council (60)
  38. Religious (40)

Results

This election is considered as a "decisive victory" by the pro-democracy camp. Out of the 137 candidates, 114 candidates won, together with the 20 ex-officio members of the Legislative Council, there was enough number of nominees required for Alan Leong to be nominated in 2007 election.

Results by subsector

Statistics are generated from the official election website:

SectorSubsectorRegistered
voters		CandidatesElectedVotesTurnout
ICatering8,1911111uncontested
ICommercial (First)9901212uncontested
ICommercial (Second)1,7921212uncontested
IEmployers' Federation of Hong Kong1121111uncontested
IFinance1361212uncontested
IFinancial Services580291237765.00
IHong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association3191111uncontested
IHotel9515117781.05
IImport and Export1,3921212uncontested
IIndustrial (First)7431212uncontested
IIndustrial (Second)5171212uncontested
IInsurance14013129265.71
IReal Estate and Construction719171246764.95
ITextiles and Garment3,779131291224.13
ITourism887291256964.15
ITransport179191214178.77
IWholesale and Retail4,24415121,36932.26
ISub-total for First Sector24,8152552004,00437.69
IIAccountancy20,76538205,90428.43
IIArchitectural, Surveying and Planning5,58442201,99335.69
IIChinese Medicine4,25039201,85143.55
IIEducation78,840312017,22321.85
IIEngineering7,74242203,14740.65
IIHealth Services35,87337205,79816.16
IIHigher Education6,86549202,50536.49
IIInformation Technology5,00439202,30646.08
IILegal5,56042202,25340.52
IIMedical10,08763203,21831.90
IISub-total for Second Sector180,57042220046,19825.58
IIIAgriculture and Fisheries1604040uncontested
IIILabour554524037467.51
IIIReligiousN/A4040no election
IIISocial Welfare11,65699404,72440.53
IIISports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Culture Sub-subsector)792131043254.55
IIISports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Other Sub-subsectors)1,0443030uncontested
IIISub-total for Third Sector14,2062742005,53042.53
IVNational People's CongressN/A3636ex officio
IVLegislative CouncilN/A6060ex officio
IVChinese People's Political Consultative Conference1184141uncontested
IVHeung Yee Kuk1472121uncontested
IVHong Kong and Kowloon District Councils221332119990.05
IVNew Territories District Councils230402121191.74
IVSub-total for Fourth Sector71623120041090.91
TOTAL220,3071,18280056,14227.43

Results by political party

The election results are generated from the official election website. The political affiliations are according to the candidate's self-proclaimed affiliations shown on the election platforms, as well as from the Apple Daily and other news. Candidates who are members of political party but did not state in their platforms may not be shown in this table.

Summary of the 10 December 2006 Election Committee Subsector election results
Affiliation 1st Sector 2nd Sector 3rd Sector 4th Sector Total
Standing Elected Standing Elected Standing Elected Standing Elected Standing Elected
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong 18 17 2 0 7 7 16 16 43 40
Liberal Party 14 13 8 5 – 4 3 26 21
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions – – 12 12 – 12 12
Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions – – 4 4 – 4 4
Education Convergence – 5 3 – – 5 3
Civil Force – – – 2 2 2 2
New Century Forum 1 1 – – – 1 1
Estimated pro-Beijing individuals and others 217 169 299 104 164 106 86 83 766 462
Total for pro-Beijing camp250200314112187129108104859545
Civic Party 3 0 15 15 5 4 2 0 25 19
Democratic Party – 9 9 7 6 25 0 41 15
Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union[table 1] – – 21 10 – 21 10
Demo-Social 12[table 2] – – 11 9 – 11 9
Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union[table 3] – 8 8 – – 8 8
Academics In Support of Democracy[table 4] – 6 6 – – 6 6
Engineers for Universal Suffrage[table 5] – 6 6 – – 6 6
IT Voice – 6 6 – – 6 6
Democratic Accountants[table 6] – 5 5 – – 5 5
Hong Kong Caritas Employees Union – – 2 1 – 2 1
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood – – 1 1 – 1 1
Hong Kong Democratic Development Network – 1 1 – – 1 1
Hong Kong Democratic Foundation – 1 1 – – 1 1
Pro-democratic individuals and others 2 0 28 26 – – 30 26
Total for pro-democracy camp5085834731270164114
Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association – 13 5 – – 13 5
Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners' Rights General Union – 10 0 – – 10 0
Total (turnout 27.43%) 255 200 422 200 234 160 135 104 1,046 664
  1. Note 1: The group had total a 25-candidate list and 14 of them states their affiliation with SWGU and 4 of them are counted as their party's candidates in this table as they state in their election platforms.
  2. Note 2: The group had total of 21 candidates in total but 10 of them are counted as their party's candidates in this table as they state in their election platforms.
  3. Note 3: The group had total of 12 candidates in total but 4 of them are counted as Democratic Party's candidate in this table as they state in their election platforms.
  4. Note 4: The group had total of 15 candidates in total but 9 of them are counted as their party's candidates in this table as they state in their election platforms.
  5. Note 5: The group had total of 8 candidates in total but two of them are counted as Civic Party's candidate in this table as they state in their election platforms.
  6. Note 6: The group had total of 7 candidates in total but two of them are counted as Civic Party's candidate in this table as they state in their election platforms.

See also

References
  1. "2006 Election Committee Subsection Elections - Facts and Figures". Electoral Affairs Commission. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. "Function of the Election Committee". Hong Kong: HKSAR Government. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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